FEBRUARY
A wet, mild & windy month. Wettest of any month since 263.1mm in December 2020. 4th warmest November after 2011 (12.1C), 1995 (11.8C) and 2015 (11.7C). As with October, a complete lack of any cold weather. 24 days saw the wind direction @09:00 being SW, W or NW. Deep depressions were anchored in mid Atlantic much of the month meant some big seas.
22nd:- Some particularly strong & squally NW winds.
26th:- Rain all day, 23.8mm in total.
At the end of the month the weather finally settled down. The last 2 days were completely dry, mild with light winds & sunny spells,
All Variations from the 1991-2020 Norm
TEMPERATURE
Absolute Maximum: 16.6C - 11th
Absolute Minimum: 3.0C - 19th
Mean Maximum: 13.7C (1.1)
Mean Minimum: 9.0C (1.5)
Mean: 11.3C (1.3)
RAINFALL
Total Rainfall: 206.5mm (133%)
Wettest Day: 23.8mm - 26th
Rain Days: 25
Wet Days: 23
Days with:-
Fog: 0
Thunder: 2
Hail: 5
WIND
Gales: 0
Strongest Gust: 48mph - 22nd
Autumn was mild & wet.
Rainfall was 450.5mm or 121% of normal. September / October / November saw 169%, 72% & 133% of normal rainfall respectively.